Apple is facing a class action lawsuit over the design of its MacBook and MacBook Pro keyboards which, consumers complain, has keys that are prone to becoming stuck. The lawsuit follows a litany of complaints across user forums, specialist mediaand a petition with over 21,000 signatures urging Apple to recall the Mac laptops released since late 2016. “Because of […]

Chinese smartphone manufacturer ZTE, the subject of a seven year U.S. export ban, recently said that it had to close up shop because of its inability to source software, components and hardware from the U.S. But the phone and network equipment maker, who the U.S. accused of spying on American citizens and corporations on behalf of the Chinese government, […]

Google will one day be able to drive a car for you. It can help you compose your e-mails and finish your thoughts now, automatically. And now, in a spooky view of the future, it can even make phone calls on your behalf. Google’s display of artificial intelligence and what computers are now capable of this week […]

A little over two and a half hours into Microsoft’s Build conference this week in Seattle, I tuned out the live coding session, taking place on stage in a downtown convention center crammed with 6,000 software developers, and started playing a game in my head. It was sort of like Where’s Waldo. Except I was thinking “Where’s […]

The world’s leading blockchain asset financial services provider to host first Blockchain Festival in Vietnam Vietnam — May 10, 2018 — Huobi.Pro, the world’s fourth largest digital asset exchange, announced today the agenda and speakers for the 2018 Blockchain Festival in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on May 24-25. Hosted by Huobi.Pro, the two-day Blockchain Festival will feature more than […]

So you don’t have to worry so much about phishing — at least if websites support the new technology. With Mozilla’s release of Firefox 60 on Wednesday, web browsers will start letting you log into websites without a password — an important change in authentication technology that could help curtail costly phishing attacks. Firefox 60 supports technology called Web Authentication, […]

It might be a hybrid of digital and quartz timekeeping. Ever since Google rebranded Android Wear as Wear OS, there’s been a lingering question: when would there be a new smartwatch to spearhead Google’s wearable revival? Apparently, the answer is “soon.” An FCC filing has revealed an LG-made Wear OS device that may just tout some unique features. For […]

How big is BMW’s new X7 sport activity vehicle? The auto maker isn’t saying exactly, but here’s a clue: I drove 250 kilometres through South Carolina tucked into the middle of a convoy of camouflaged X7s following a small red lead vehicle that I blithely believed to be an X4 – i.e. BMW’s compact sport activity coupe. Only […]

Facebook doesn’t think hookups are meaningful and doesn’t want you to date your friends — but it’s known for a long time that its vast map of human connections could help people find long-term partners. At least that’s the takeaway from a new dating feature the social networking giant is launching because, well, why not? […]

Apple today admitted that some iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models running iOS 11.3 or later may have a bug that disables the microphone during phone calls, MacRumors spotted through a leaked document. The few users with the affected devices may see their speaker button grayed-out when making calls or video chatting through FaceTime. The issue seems […]